Device for disposing of small articles



Sept. 22,1931. H, ROUNTREE 1,824,299

DEVICE FOR msrosme OF SMALL ARTICLES Filed Oct. 23, 1928 flak/:7 ,Zi Foan Attorney This invention relates generally ,toaime'ans of permanently disposing of'suchsmall arti-V cles as used 'safetyrazor sblades 'and spejcifical ly to an improved escutcheon plate adaptedto be mounted on like.

i in the reach of children they are, a source of danger and they are at all events-an unsightly nuisance. V i v L. According to the present invention I pro- V vide a slot in the wallof the bathroomQOr the like. opening into the wall and downwardly,

into the vacant space betweenjthe studs.

This space is entirely inaccessible and out of e sight. The slot is preferably placedina part;

of the wall conveni.ently= reache :l by a person standing at the wash basin; 1

An important objectof the invention sides in the provisionof an escutcheon plate with a slot therein and an inwardly and downwardly inclined shelf leadingfromthe bottom edge of the slot so as to insure-the 'passage'of the razor blade into'the space be tween the studs that is behindfthe laths.

Another very important objectof the invention resides in the provision 'of-a devicfeof this nature which is exceedingly simple inits construction easy to attach, lnexpensive to i manufacture, durable, thoroughly efficient and reliable inuse, and. otherwisewell adapt.- ed to the purpose for which it'isdesigned. With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear'as-the description pro- 4o ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel; features of construction, and in the combination and arrangementof parts as willbe here-' inafter more fully described and claimed.

Inthe drawings: p u H V Figure 1 is a front elevationof the device,

Figure 2 is a sectionallview taken substanf tially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and 7 Figure 3 is a detailsection taken substan-L p Limpart a full, clear-and exact understandi may on the line 3+3 of Figural Referring to the drawingsinjdetail, it-will' the wall of a bathroom or the It is well known that the: accumulation or, used safety razor blades a'roun'd a bathroom or the like is more or less ofla, nuisan'ceL 19 These blades have no use whatever and if'left around may drop on the floor and. c'ause vacc'idents. Also when theyare left, around with extending slot- :prefer'abl Thisdevicle may be used on anywall butin;

Application filed October a 23, {19 2 Preferably?rectang larifishap 9 V platewvliich i's proviided adj 36 E end ii I cutch'eon plate to the wall so that its long c li'nal' dimension is disposed vertically.-

This plate 5 is providedwithka transvcrsely 7 tial'ly a long the medianltran sverse dimensions thereof. The edges of theslot areturn'ed inf c ardly toward thewall as'is indicatcdiat lt) inF-iguresQ and? 11A shelf'l l has-anacutelydisposedflange 12 f at] oneiend fixedito' theginner surface ofthe f plate 5 immediately adjacent the lowerfedgef" of the slot 9 so thatthe" shelf .11 inclinesdownz wardly and'inwardly fronr the plate 5.

orderfto bring out its utility clearly I have illustrated-in Figure2 a very commonform 1 of wallincluding' laths' 14'with' plaster -1 5 f{ i thereonhld tothe 'laths by key portions'lfi pressed fbetween the lathsj in the. usual well 'knownmanner."Thejnumeral 16denotes at;

casing on the plasterl whichfmay bein the nature of paint,*wallpaper; or any of the other i i I 7 known means I V r 7 I In mountingthis' deviceia'hole 17 is formed in the plaster 15jand one of the keys15"with.

' 'which the slot will register. and into which the? v 'Yinclined shelf 11 will extend when the screws- I a ,8 are properly embedded inthe wall. The

plate "11, ,ofrcourse should be sufiicie'ntly long" i to c'lear'thewall-iproper so" that blades which; a are insertedthrough the slot will slide (lownfi A the shelf 11 behind the wall into the sp'aic'ebetween the studding.

In addition to chegpmaai,adytfia sasp f;

herein before setforth myjnoveldevice-isoba viously simple, durableand-inexpensive to .i V V manufacture besides being'susceptible' toease a aor installation. w Y i; 1' Ihaveentered intoa detailvdesicripti'onvof 95i the construction andrelative arrangementoL-I i I theparts embrace din the present and preferred.

embodiment of my inventioni in; order a ;t

through the, openin'gs' 6 T for attaching thejese sofp ever, to be understood as-confining myself to V the specific construction and relative arrange- Having thus ilescrihed m intention, a a

I claim as new is: r

1 In combination, at Wall 'portionilizwing an- I 7 opening in communication with a space atthe V I inner-side-of the'Wall portion, an'darr es'cut'clieon plate arrangedagainstthe faceofrthe wall;

1 5 portion and having a. horizontal slot in coin- "cidenc'ewithasaid wiall opening and a lsoahaving g at its inner sidean, inwardlyxdirected V j flange Withiits upper, side fluslrwithntherlower wall of- 'said jslot and disposeda at an: acute angle-to tlie' plate arranged in the Wallc openingian'd' adjacent thel'ower Wall: of said i downwagfdlytoisaidspace-at the inner side 02E v opening to" guide-razor hl'akdes inwardly and tlwwallfpoiftionac testimony wheneoi I -alfiii 

